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iSquad Professional Development

Agenda
June 12, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

T3 iSquad - Launching an iSquad - Activity Code: 051-08-018-297
Description: Prepares participants to create and maintain a successful iSquad in their school.
Bay Ridge Learning Support Center
415 89th Street Brooklyn, New York

9:00 Welcome and Introductions

Please join iSquad Discussion.
Please join the iSquad Group.
Please share why you want to start an iSquad in your school.

9:30 iSquad Overview

• Creating a common definition
  • What is an iSquad?
• iSquad Goals and Benefits
  • What would you add to this?
• What are the services your iSquad will provide?
  • Share services you want your iSquad to provide here.

11:00 Break

• How can you recruit students?
  • Share your ideas for recruiting students here.
  • iSquad Recruiting Letters
• Rate iSquad Plans at Other Schools
  • Indicate when you plan to have your Squad meet here.

11:30 iSquad Lessons Overview

• Present iSquad Lesson Site
• Demonstrate an iSquad Lesson

12:00 Lunch

12:30 - Planning for Your iSquad Meetings

• Explore and review lessons
• Pick one
• Create a Squad plan using iSquad Curriculum Rollout
• Share
  • One sentence about your favorite lesson and how it will be helpful for your iSquad

1:15 - What Does it Mean to Be a MOUSE School?

• Best Buy-MOUSE Geek Squad Summer Academy

2:00 - Supporting Your iSquad with Atomic Learning

2:15 - Wrap Up and Evaluation

2:30 Adjourn

Keep the Conversation Going

• Read iSquad Ideas and Successes from other iSquads
  
  • Share your successes or ideas here.
    
• Read iSquad Challenges and Trouble Shooting from other iSquads
  • Share your challenges and troubleshooting here.